Find joy in the Journey

Ran 6

walked 1 (trying to calibrate my sensor)

So started last Tuesday I have been really sick.  I caught a bad cold and it wiped me out. Today was the first day I felt like doing anything.  I must be cursed!!  Every time I decide to run a race something AWLAYS hinders by training!  I am getting really frustrated.  I am planning on running the Provo trail half marathon on the 7th.  I am not where I should be and so I will probably kill myself.  I am bound and determined to run this no matter what.  I may have to walk a lot but nothing is stopping me!!!!!

My run today was ok :].  I HATE the first 3 miles!!!  I was sucking wind.  I could not catch my breath.  Once I pass that 3 mile mark I am good.  It must my a mental thing.  My sensor was off too.  The first time I used it I thought I calibrated it right but I was unsure a little of the distance I ran.  I knew the exact total distance today and it was off by almost a mile!  So I came home and walked on the TM for a mile to calibrate it but I still think it is off.  I am not smart when it comes to gadgets.   I might do another mile later and try to figure this out.

I have to go to the dentist today!!  Not happy!  I have to have my old fillings taken out and replaced with new ones.  My fillings are the "old" ones and are starting to cause some problems.  Bring on the GAS!!! 

Ran 5

Got a late start to my run today.  Didn't get out until around 9.  It was Hot!!!  I was planning on running 6 but the heat got to me and only got 5 in.

As I am running this crazy lady pulls over and yells out her window....oh she not crazy, she's my cousin Toby, LOL.  Stopped to talk to her for a minute.   We live really close to each other but hardly see one another.  We need to work on that. :)

Got in a fender bender this evening!!! :(  I was parking and the guy next to me was acting weird and started to pull out while I was starting to park.  He was parked at a funny angle and as he was trying to back out I stopped to let him finish and he hit the back side of my car.  My car looks really good, his car it another story.  At times like this I am glad I drive a big car.  We did the whole cop thing, but the cop was kind of not helpful.  He didn't ask what happened and didn't get each side of the story.  I'm kind of worried that he is going to say it was both our faults.  I went up to him after and told him it wasn't my fault and said he would have to call the other guy and ask his side of the story. Stupid!! Aren't you suppose to do that while your all together? 

Ran 8 miles today.  It was a pretty good run.  Got up early enough so the heat wasn't as bad. My first three miles were tough.  I think it is because it is a gradual up hill the whole way.  I have to give myself a shout out because there is a steep hill right passed the first mile and I haven't been able to run up the whole thing without stopping, but today I ran the whole thing and I was so excited that I almost started to cry I was so happy!!!  My first 3 mile my avg. pace pre mile was 11:00 min(wow that is slow!!!).  But the remaining 5 miles I avg. 10:30 per mile.

All in all I felt good.  I'm about to go to bed and I really have no soreness and still feel really good.  I am really excited for my race next Sat.  I know it will be one of my slower races, but I'm ok with that.  I am just glad to be back running and not having any pain. :)